Researchers jubilant over swift ministerial response to rule they say would hamper international recruitment. This quote is taken from a recent article in Nature commenting the Norwegian governement’s proposal to remove the existing requirement for non-Norwegian PhD’s and Post Doc’s…
Category: Society
One Ocean Week is rolling!
One Ocean Week started on Saturday and last the whole week – see full program here. University of Bergen (UiB) serves you a range of opportunities to learn and engage with experts on ocean related themes, both in English and…
Klimaråd 2025: Recommendations for better climate policy
[Our translation] Klimaråd 2025 provides an interdisciplinary assessment of Norway’s climate efforts on the path towards a low-emission society, and presents specific recommendations to decision-makers in politics, administration and business. Klimaråd 2025, with Vigdis Vandvik as one of the authors…
The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board (Bioteknologirådet). Breakfast seminar: Natural Born Killers?
[Our translation/Google translate] When: kl 08.30-09.15 Wednesday 2 April Where: Litteraturhuset i Bergen, sal Olav H Hauge
One Ocean Week: update
One Ocean Week is approaching. For details, please see: UiB’s program during One Ocean Week Entire One Ocean Week program
Reminder: The journal Naturen is seeking an editorial member (biologist) and possibly an editor.
The journal Naturen would like to remind you about our call for a member of the editorial board and possibly an editor which was published in last weeks Bionytt. If you are interested in joining the Naturen editorial board, please…
The journal Naturen is seeking an editorial member (biologist) and possibly an editor.
[Our translation/Google translate] Professor emeritus at BIO, Arne Skorping, has announced that after 11 years in the service, he is stepping down as editor and editorial board member of the traditional journal Naturen. We thank Arne for his efforts!
OPINION: It is incomprehensible that teaching development is not a priority
[Our translation] The Centers for Excellence in Education (SFU) have put the development of excellent teaching on the map. Dismantling them makes no more sense than disbanding the Research Council, says Vigdis Vandvik, professor of biology at UiB. The quote…
Katja Enberg receives the Olav Thon foundation’s award for excellent teaching
The winners of the Olav Thon founation’s award for excellent teaching 2025 were announced yesterday. We are very proud and pleased that Katja Enberg was one of the 9 awardees. In their assessment of Katja’s work the foundation states that…
Velg Are you interested in IPBES? Webinar Tuesday March 11th Are you interested in IPBES? Webinar Tuesday March 11th
SINTEF’s strategic focus area on biodiversity and area use invite you to a webinar together with the Norwegian Environment Agency, University of Tromsø, University of Oslo, and NINA, where Norwegian authors and fellows will share their experiences including how and…